Monthly Archives: November 2014

I have an Etsy shop! It has become a goal to be able to work without schedule, to be able to study, create, get enough sleep, and pay my bills without have to time my morning coffee to the public transit schedule….

With this in mind, I began to go through some articles that I have here. Some are printed out, some are online, some have a partially finished precis. They are all interesting and in putting this post together I have read parts of all them although, not all of them have made it here.

Why this article interested me: I love embroidery! I learned to do embroidery from my grandmother. When my daughter was small, my ability to knit helped to pay the bills. Small ventures in a cooperative atmosphere can make life easier.

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Article: Village Development Groups: Model Based on Participation in Achieving Rural Development. pdf

Why this article interested me: After finding the article by Julia Murphy, I went looking for more. One of the keyword groups I used was “micro credit.” Developing small businesses with very small amounts of venture capital has worked and is working. I wanted to know more!

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Article: New Venture Teams: A Review of the Literature and Roadmap for Future Research. pdf

Why this article interested me: So, starting a business… Venture capital… Taking a chance… Is there still a climate in North America for the small partnership to succeed? I found this article. It has a lot about studies, research, benefits. But, cooperation between individuals was my question.

Why this article? Because the title caught my attention! To find out more about the differences between economics majors and non-economics majors and how self-interest might play a role in business decisions, this is a lighter than average and, an interesting read!

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Book: A Handbook of Fist Puppets. By Bessie Alexander Ficklen: With eight reproductions from photographs and numerous line drawings by Julie Brown

Published in: 1935.

Publisher: Frederick A. Stocks Company. New York.

Library Holdings: One copy (1963) is available in the reference section at the Toronto Public Library. Link

There are also many copies of this book for sale, online…

Why this book? The title of Chapter XIV is “Money-Making with Fist Puppets.” This book was a $1 find at a library book sale many years ago. I have enjoyed browsing the pages and it holds a special place on my bookshelf. Even though I will probably never venture to sell handmade fist puppets or write or stage my own fist puppet play, the author of this book encourages this as a means of creativity and possible income. There is also a short, annotated, bibliography!

Why this paper? Lewis Binford’s description of the Nunamiut, “logistically organized.” Hunter-gatherer’s used their knowledge of the world around them to survive. They had to know when to move, when to stay, who to trade with. I love reading about ancient civilizations. We have discovered a lot about many civilizations, peoples, cultures but, we can only guess at what they knew and how they knew it.

Biology is about survival and there are only two outcomes to business, success and failure. Life is about much more. It is about cooperation, successes and failures, personal growth and continuation despite the outcomes. We need to read!

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If any of these links do not work, please contact me and I will try to help you find the article or book that you are looking for.

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If you find any broken links on this blog, please leave a comment or send me a note so that it can be repaired. Thank you….

This is a book I picked up at the local university library. If your community/public library does not have this book for loan, you local university/college library might! Most university and college libraries have community library cards that are free, some of these libraries charge for a card (it goes to a good cause!) and, you can always visit and take a look around. Some of these places are absolutely amazing and they only begin with the book collection. There are often other collections too….

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Chapter: Influences of Artifical Light on Marine Birds by William A. Montevecchi.

I am placing the link information for these articles here with the thought that easier access to free e-books such as this will encourage reading and open discussion. This is also an open invitation for you to write a precis on this book (or, on any other article or book or section of such, that you find necessary or interesting)….

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e-Book: Voices of the Poor: Can Anyone Hear Us? Voices From 47 Countries.

I am placing the link information for these articles here with the thought that easier access to articles such as this will encourage reading (or, maybe in this case curiosity) and open discussion. This is also an open invitation for you to write a precis on this article (or, any other article that you find necessary or interesting)….

Once you actually get into reading articles like these ones, they are not nearly as intimidating as they could be! This particular article even gives you some of the trickier definitions in the marginalia.

I am placing the link information for this article here with the thought that easier access to articles such as this will encourage reading and open discussion. This is also an open invitation for you to write a precis on this article (or, any other article that you find necessary or interesting)….

I am placing the link information for this dissertation here with the thought that easier access to grey papers such as this will encourage reading and open discussion. This is also an open invitation for you to write a precis on this paper (or, on any other grey paper or peer-reviewed article that you find necessary or interesting)….

You can find more on the topic of “Homelessness” by using this search link.

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Article: Reading the landscape of public libraries as place: experiences of homeless men in public libraries in Vancouver, BC.

I am placing the link information for this article here with the thought that easier access to articles such as this will encourage reading and open discussion. This is also an open invitation for you to write a precis on this article (or, any other article that you find necessary or interesting)….

There are a few articles that I have read with this one. I will be putting them up here but, there are many peer-reviewed articles on this topic. You can find more of them by using this search link.

I am placing the link information for this article here with the thought that easier access to articles such as this will encourage reading and open discussion. This is also an open invitation for you to write a precis on this article (or, any other article that you find necessary or interesting)….

Older articles such as this one can be used for comparison with the data in newer articles.

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Article: Evolution in Action: A 50,000-Generation Salute to Charles Darwin.

I am placing the link information for this article here with the thought that easier access to articles such as this will encourage reading and open discussion. This is also an open invitation for you to write a precis on this article (or, any other article that you find necessary or interesting)….

Older articles such as this one can be used for comparison with the data in newer articles.

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Article: Multi-Scale Characterization of Soil Variability within an Agricultural Landscape Mosaic System in Southern Cameroon.

Authors: Martin Yemefack, David G. Rossiter, Rosaline Njomgang

Journal: Geoderma. Vol. 125, pages 117-143.

Published in: 2005

My copy was downloaded on November 22, 2014. I found it using a Google Scholar search. If the link does not work, please contact me and I will try to help you find a copy.

I am placing the link information for this article here with the thought that easier access to articles such as this will encourage reading and open discussion. This is also an open invitation for you to write a precis on this article (or, any other article that you find necessary or interesting)….

Older articles such as this one can be used for comparison with the data in newer articles.